Concept / Formalwear
Formalwear
A coordinated set of clothing suitable for a formal setting
A coordinated set of clothing suitable for a formal setting.
Teenage boy
Both languages share the English example images. Japanese prompts are the recorded translations.
A phrase to start with
Directs a person's clothing toward a coordinated formal outfit.
Appearance and effects
A person's clothing reads as a coordinated formal outfit.
Visual traits
- coordinated clothing
- formal attire
Expected changes
- The person's clothing is more likely to read as formalwear.
Five examples
1 — Standing adult with unspecified clothing
The standard dog comparison motif cannot wear human formalwear, so it is replaced with a neutral adult whose clothing is unspecified and can receive it after atomic application.
A full-body adult standing upright with clothing left unspecified.
- A standing adult.
- A state with unspecified clothing.
2 — Standing adult with unspecified clothing
The standard cat comparison motif cannot wear human formalwear, so it is replaced with a neutral adult that does not pre-stage formalwear.
An adult standing in a bright setting with clothing left unspecified.
- A standing adult.
- A state with unspecified clothing.
3 — Teenage boy
Open image ↗4 — Standing adult with unspecified clothing
The standard unoccupied-room comparison motif has no wearer, so it is replaced with a neutral adult that does not pre-stage formalwear.
An adult standing in a plain room with clothing left unspecified.
- A standing adult.
- A state with unspecified clothing.
5 — Standing adult with unspecified clothing
The standard valley-landscape comparison motif has no wearer, so it is replaced with a neutral adult that does not pre-stage formalwear.
An adult standing in an open landscape with clothing left unspecified.
- A standing adult.
- A state with unspecified clothing.
Meaning and scope
Definition
Formalwear is a coordinated set of clothing suitable for a formal setting. It does not determine a particular ceremony, occupation, social rank, gender, age, culture, religion, period, or brand.
In more detail
It concerns only the clothing form of a coordinated formal outfit. This direction alone does not infer a wedding, funeral, religious ritual, uniform, occupation, or social status. Garment type, color, material, and wearer attributes can be adjusted separately.
Includes
- A coordinated set of clothing suitable for a formal setting
Excludes
- A particular ceremony, occupation, social rank, gender, age, culture, religion, period, or brand
What this does not imply
- A particular ceremony, occupation, social rank, gender, age, culture, religion, period, or brand
Variability
Garment type, color, material, layering, and wearer attributes can be adjusted separately.
Usage and adjustments
Usage
- Specify a person's clothing as a coordinated formal outfit
Distinguish similar expressions
- Specify ceremony, occupation, culture, religion, or garment type separately only when needed
Typical uses
- Depict a person in a coordinated formal outfit
Possible failure modes
- The result is fixed as a particular ritual or uniform
- Social status or culture is added without support
- The wearer's age or gender is determined automatically
Content updated:
From the same theme
Items linked through explicit membership in the same theme.
